I help therapists, healers, and space-holders bring decolonial and liberatory values into their work—so you’re not just saying you’re aligned… you’re actually practicing it. ⬆️ More integrity, more connection, more liberation. ⬇️ Less burnout, less performative wokeness, less colonial residue. If you want a practice where marginalized clients feel safe, seen, and honored—and you want to feel more grounded and intentional in your work—subscribe and join a growing community of practitioners doing this work differently. You practice can be liberatory-- let's get you there!
Modelling... hopelessness?
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Reader, I can’t wait to have some time off in June. I am not going on vacation though; I honestly prefer to hibernate at home -independently of the season- in a low stimuli environment to recalibrate my nervous system. This year I did not plan this time off well ahead of time because, well, this year has not been business as usual (for all of us). To be honest, this year I have had to work extra hard on my self-care, extra hard on my liberatory and spiritual practice. I questioned harder the good in people (like, is there any good in some people? I’ve asked myself at times), and I have had to hold on to my community even harder -and more selectively- to 1) navigate oppression and resist white supremacy in my practice and personal life, and 2) to not feel alone in my sadness, grief, hopelessness, and all of the other feelings that come up at times (all the time?). Why do I share this with you? To be real with you, to remind you that decolonial and anti-oppressive work is hard and it can feel isolating at times (until you find your community). To remind you that decolonial, liberatory, and anti-oppressive work will make you confront people and your own feelings, but it is rewarding as hell. It is communal, because it is work you do for yourself, for your practice, for your clients, and for your community. It is work that benefits everyone. So please hang in there; you are doing a lot. We are doing a lot holding space for so many people and holding space for our communities, especially the most minoritized and oppressed ones. So it’s ok if you feel hopeless every now and then. You’ll have your community to hold you and you can model how to be in right relationship with hopelessness for your clients…. why not? The free monthly Q&A sessions (a.k.a. Decolonized Consultation Sessions) are back NEXT WEEK (Monday May 20th) If you participated last year, you are automatically signed (but can opt out here if this is not the right time). 🌈 These are 55-min Q&A sessions where you get to ask all the questions you have about decolonizing and liberating your therapy, healing, and/or wellness practice. You get to create community as the group will also offer feedback and suggestions that have worked for them. These groups are a wealth of communal knowledge! Some of the topics we’ve covered: ☀️ Building a decolonized mental health or wellness practice ☀️ Anti-oppressive paperwork ☀️ Inclusive treatment ☀️ Decolonizing yourself to decolonize your practice ☀️ Existing and resisting within the mental health industrial complex and wellness complex If you have not joined yet, you can sign up below:
In community, Silvana @ Decolonize Your Practice PS. If you are new to this newsletter, you can read previous newsletter posts here. Let's connect! |
Liberatory Letters
I help therapists, healers, and space-holders bring decolonial and liberatory values into their work—so you’re not just saying you’re aligned… you’re actually practicing it. ⬆️ More integrity, more connection, more liberation. ⬇️ Less burnout, less performative wokeness, less colonial residue. If you want a practice where marginalized clients feel safe, seen, and honored—and you want to feel more grounded and intentional in your work—subscribe and join a growing community of practitioners doing this work differently. You practice can be liberatory-- let's get you there!
Reader, A quick update on what's here: 🌻 Community Liberation Sessions. The last meeting of the year. Sign up here. 📖 Off Script - Clinical Consultation for Clinicians Rewriting the Rules. This is clinical consultation that holds the conversations conventional supervision doesn’t make room for. Starting in the (northern) fall.If you're interested sign up here. One of the pieces of advice I received early in my career has stayed with me ever since.Your goal is to become obsolete. In other...
Reader, A quick update on what's here: 🌻 Community Liberation Sessions. Happening this week! Sign up here. 📖 Off Script - Clinical Consultation for Practitioners Rewriting the Rules. This is clinical consultation that holds the conversations conventional supervision doesn’t make room for. Starting in the (northern) fall.If you're interested sign up here. What does togetherness look like to you these days? In the summer sometimes togetherness looks like spending time with my cats or tending to...
July 2026 | issue #9 Reader, even though we work in a profession dedicated to healing, i’ve come to realize that the way therapy is often structured can be surprisingly isolating. and that has always struck me as odd. we tell clients that healing happens in relationship. we encourage them to build meaningful connections, strengthen their communities, ask for help, and move away from isolation. we know—both through research and through lived experience—that meaningful relationships influence...